- Plastic Animation Paper Pro is now… FREE?! [thx to Jason Schleifer] http://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk #
Weekly Digest – 2010-08-23
2010/08/23 – 11:59 pm
Weekly Digest – 2010-08-16
2010/08/16 – 11:59 pm
- RIP: A Remix Manifesto (on YouTube). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdwN6rRU0Xk
Multiple parts, but streams great. #
Pinback @ Neumos
2010/07/06 – 9:20 pm
Last night I met up with Dave, a new friend I met on Capitol Hill the weekend prior. Coincidentally, he’s from Mt. Clements, Michigan. Dave highly recommended that I checkout Pinback, from southern California, so there we were. East Side crew in full effect for a concert at Neumos.
The opener, Little White Teeth was pretty good, though we only caught the last half of their set. One of the two members of the band was not able to make the show due to a recent addition to his family, which was shown on the screen. It was Rob Crow performing solo, so that his partner could be with his newborn baby. Rob was having a hard time, as he only had one day to prepare. Luckily, members from the opening band helped out a bit.
Soon the crowd was making requests that Rob was having a hard time fulfilling. At one point, he said, “I just need someone to sing this.” I pushed Dave forward, toward the stage. He turned and smiled before running up and jumping on stage.
Rob said to the crowd, “I don’t know what lyrics he singing, but it sounds better than ours!” At times like this, it certainly pays to be a musician… because Dave nailed it. A little flower ran up to him as he stepped off the stage, and that was the last I saw of Dave.
Jogging – Body Maintenance
2010/07/05 – 3:09 pm
For the last few days I rushed into a running routine and it has had some excellent effects on my mood. A friend of mine told me that three 1 hour, blood-pumping exercise routines per week can substitute anti-depressants. A quick search revealed this MSN article that does a good job in explaining the grey areas of exercise vs medications.
Yesterday, the day after a 3.3 mile jog, my hips were stiff and sore. I suppose this was a reminder that you have to ease yourself back into activity. Luckily, I’ve taken yoga in the past and there’s a few great stretches you can do to loosen up the hips. I found this video online that has a few simple stretches to get started on. Pay attention to how she uses the blankets, as I tried doing some of these stretches without them, and it was very uncomfortable.
I run in the middle of the day, usually around 2-3pm. For the past few days I’ve been pushing over 3 miles. The neighborhoods down here are perfect for jogs or walking. Plenty of smooth hills and rounded turns. Though I’ve never understood runners in the past, I am now addicted. My sweaty meditation.
Wha?! It’s actually sunny outside! I’m off.
West Coast Swing – Michael and Jen
2010/07/03 – 2:26 pm
Michael Kielbasa & Jennifer Deluca win 1st at America’s Classic. So much flexibility in the technique. So smooth. Ok, going to watch this for a 3rd time before I jump off the internet.
Making of “Milk – Sad Princess”
2010/07/01 – 7:37 pm
The Music Scene – 2D Animated Music Vid
2010/07/01 – 9:45 am
Nature By Numbers – The Magic Spiral.
2010/06/23 – 10:22 am
Some are familiar with the Fibonacci sequence, but if you’re not, I can’t think of a better example of it’s existence in nature.
Bruce’s Wisdom
2010/06/23 – 8:24 am
Was reminded of this, when I heard it quoted in some music recently.
It’s probably Bruce’s most memorable quote is , ”Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all of the heavenly glory!”
BlacKKawaru summaries it perfectly with,
“It means that you should focus on the meanings behind action and not the actions themselves.
If someone is pointing to the moon and you focus on the finger, you do not see the moon.
If the instruction is to kick with emotion and you focus on the command, you are listening to the instruction, not improving your kick.
Even if your kick gets stronger (i.e. through anger) it will not become better.”
